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Another vote for A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. I've been working through this over the last few months and it has been the most enjoyable music history I have ever heard, deeply rigorous and academic but nonetheless completely compulsive to the point of distraction. I can't recommend it enough. Hickey is a genuine one off genius.

Booked! See also, Cabaret in London, best musical I've ever seen.

1. QOTSA will still be performing long after Elton has retired. 2. Levon is a banger 3. Elton will be a true Pyramid moment.

Absolute belter of a year and it's tough to name just 5 - so I've listed 10 (in no order); BCNR - Ants from up here Jockstrap - I love you Jennifer B Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler - For all our Days... Yard Act - The Overload Black Midi - Hellfire The Smile - A light for... Kendrick Lamar - Mr Morales... Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia (probably No.1 for me) Arctic Monkeys - The Car Tracks: Anna B Savage - The Ghost Steve Lacy - Mercury BCNR - Bread (most played track this year) Fontaines DC - In ar aCroithe go deo Katy J Pearson - Alligator Gigs: Black Midi - EotR - genuinely fabulous wall of noise. Kendrick Lamar - Glasto - biggest surprise of the w/e - epic. Mary Wallopers - Thekla - moshing to trad Irish music? Yes please! Disappointment: LP - Arcade Fire - We - what a shocker, going the same way as Muse but not as funny. Gig - tough to chose between Pixies and Bright Eyes at EotR, both very tired.

My first Glastonbury 'moment' was in 2011 when we came across the piano in Greenfields on our first day. Someone was doing 1980s Karaoke and we ended up staying for an hour, despite missing something on our must-see list and the fact that it was raining steadily. It changed everything - we learned to relax and go with the flow, avoid the big crowds and just see what we find. I've enjoyed every minute of each festival since and met some wonderful people and discovered acts I would never have found otherwise.

Great festival as ever, filled with lots of memorable moments, but the highlight for me was definitely and, slightly surprisingly, Black Midi (I've seen them before and been underwhelmed). Everything about their performance was brilliant, the atmosphere, the sound quality - absolutely epic this year in the Garden - and their relentless playing without a pause. We were all blown away. Disappointments; the Boat stage where we could never see the band, some of the undercard were frankly mediocre and Pixies, who seemed worn out. But, really, this is picking at straws.

Kendrick, closely followed by Idles.

That's a shame, they were a definite.

Looks perfect to me. Typical Glasto weather and not 2017 hot and dusty where everyone had to be out of their tents and it was crazy busy on the paths. We should rejoice and give thanks to the weather Gods. See you all tomorrow. x

Pretty average weather for Glastonbury. No idea what all the fuss is about.

Great tip, thanks! Also, ramming big things into smaller things. Spraying everything with waterproofing. Getting over-excited

No. Queen Diana

Fab, you'll be easy to find!

I would've liked to have seen that tbh!

It is now well established that Diana is going to absolutely nail the Legends slot (see threads passim). It's going to be a massive party with banger after banger! I will be well out of my comfort zone wearing this natty '70s get up. My wife will be wearing a sparkly short dress in the style of the Supremes. Let's have your descriptions or pictures!